EDUCATION UGC NET
ICT
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Question
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BPL
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Airtel
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Essar
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Hutchison
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Detailed explanation-1: -BPL Mobile Communications, established in 1994, was India’s first mobile network operator. It began commercial operations in 1995.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1995, Hutchison Max Telecom became the first operator in India to launch its cellular service.
Detailed explanation-3: -Motorola was the first company to produce a handheld mobile phone. On 3 April 1973, Martin Cooper, a Motorola researcher and executive, made the first mobile telephone call from handheld subscriber equipment, placing a call to Dr. Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs, his rival.
Detailed explanation-4: -On 22 August 1994, the mobile phone service started in India. At this time, a mobile handset cost Rs. 45, 000 and calling was at Rs. 17 per minute.
Detailed explanation-5: -The network was Modi Telstra’s MobileNet service which was a joint venture between India’s B.K Modi Group and Australia’s Telstra. The mobile call was made between two locations-Calcutta (now Kolkata) and New Delhi. More specifically, it took place in the Writer’s Building in Calcutta and in Delhi’s Sanchar Bhavan.